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Download this episode's printable show notes by clicking the image above. You will have the option to be taken to this episode's recommended resources (see "For Further Encouragement"). Listen to this episode by clicking here or find it on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform! Listen to Part 2 of this series by clicking here For a free, decorative printable of the truths found in...
This printable provides one verse per day, throughout the month of March, for you (or you and your family) to read, contemplate, and pray. From the compilation of these verses, we will see that growth is truly His work and yet simultaneously, our work as well. He does the growing, the shaping, the molding. We do the cooperating, the trusting, the yielding. The apostle Paul acknowledged his need...
Is the love of Christ to compel me? Or is the love of Christ to constrain me? Perhaps surprisingly (or perhaps not) – the answer is both. His love for me is to both compel and constrain! I first came across this idea as a young Christian, when reading 2 Corinthians 5:14, which in part states in some translations, “For the love of Christ compels us…” and in others “For the love...
{See below for printables} Before moving too far into 2022, let’s take a quick trip back to the 1300’s. Here we find one of the earliest definitions of “resolution,” taken from a Latin word meaning “a process of reducing things into simpler forms.” Over the centuries, the word’s usage and meaning changed and evolved. But if we consider that early definition, we may very well get to the...
{Click here to download this booklet.} Christmas: a time of year that is synonymous with joy, peace, and hope, but if we're honest, can often be filled with sorrow, stress, and sleeplessness. With so much, seemingly, dependent upon us as we juggle busier-than-ever calendars, countless gatherings, the perfect menu, and multiple Christmas wish-lists, no wonder it is so...
Click here for downloadable Scripture and prayer cards. Consider printing them and making them your prayer! Click here to listen - "Moving from 'Having Devotions' to 'Living Devotedly' (Encouragement for those in busy, pressing seasons)" - a podcast episode aimed to offer hope and encouragement for your devotional life. (Be sure to check out more recommended resources below.) "There is only one...
I was only a college student, but the words said in passing have stuck with me all these (many) years later: “Gratitude must be cultivated.” You see, I was at the home of one of the leaders of my campus ministry, joining the family for a home-cooked dinner (every college student’s dream!). I left with much more than a satisfied stomach, however. I left with an invaluable lesson...
Download PDF November's daily verses to read and pray are all about, you guessed it - GRATITUDE! The other day my son asked, “Have you ever noticed that so many of the morals of our stories are about being thankful?” I asked him why he thought that was and if maybe it had to do with the fact that children need to constantly be reminded of being grateful! We find the theme of...
This printable provides one verse per day, throughout the month of October, for you (or you and your family) to read, contemplate, and pray. “The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. They speak without a sound or word, their voice is never heard. Yet their...
This printable provides one verse per day, throughout the month of July, for you (or you and your family) to read, contemplate, and pray. From the compilation of these verses, we are reminded that how we treat one another - and what our attitude is towards one another - is a big deal to our Heavently Father! Therefore, it should be a big deal to us, His children, as well. Whether these verses...